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Classic Head Large Cents and the Long Awaited 7070 Upgrade
Walkerguy21D
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As many type and copper collectors know, the Classic Head large cents can be challenging to find in respectable condition.
It seems the vast majority of coins are very dark, and/or heavily corroded. Decent ones, when located, tend to be quite pricey.
They were this way ~25 years ago, and the situation has gotten tougher as the years have gone by.
Here is the 'hole filler' that did reside in my album, after I grew weary of the empty hole:
Last summer an elderly EAC dealer/collector friend of mine acquired a complete date set of large cents that had been assembled
back in the late '50's and early '60's, housed in a National Coin album. After cherrypicking a few coins for his personal collection,
I got first shot at the rest of the collection, of which I purchased ~20 coins at very reasonable prices. To my pleasant surprise, there were several decent Classic Head cents in there:
and this one, which now resides in my 7070 album. It's not perfect, as there is a small spot of light corrosion (the photo makes it look a lot worse than it really is).....but fire away with your thoughts and comments.
It seems the vast majority of coins are very dark, and/or heavily corroded. Decent ones, when located, tend to be quite pricey.
They were this way ~25 years ago, and the situation has gotten tougher as the years have gone by.
Here is the 'hole filler' that did reside in my album, after I grew weary of the empty hole:
Last summer an elderly EAC dealer/collector friend of mine acquired a complete date set of large cents that had been assembled
back in the late '50's and early '60's, housed in a National Coin album. After cherrypicking a few coins for his personal collection,
I got first shot at the rest of the collection, of which I purchased ~20 coins at very reasonable prices. To my pleasant surprise, there were several decent Classic Head cents in there:
and this one, which now resides in my 7070 album. It's not perfect, as there is a small spot of light corrosion (the photo makes it look a lot worse than it really is).....but fire away with your thoughts and comments.
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As someone else wrote, let me know if you want to dump any of them!
Enjoy your coins!
Pete
Louis Armstrong
Congratulations on your upgrade. I loved doing the early copper for my 7070. I had so much filling those holes that I think early copper will be my next quest once I finish with the 7070.
Have a great day!
Yes, I never really cared much for large cents until I started seeking higher grade coins as part of the type set. Once I saw how beautiful they can be, I was bitten, especially with the middle dates, where you could get a lot of coin for the money, relatively speaking. This same set also had a '39/6 in VF and the 15 star 1817 that I needed for my middle date collection.
A friend of mine is working on a slabbed AU/MS set. Needless to say they are VERY expensive.
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<< <i>Very nice! The one in my 7070 also has a single spot of corrosion, but the coin is otherwise XF. >>
Yes Ankur, as you and I and others know, early copper is all about trade offs and compromise.....unless you have VERY deep pockets!